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and us would be just -- we the people. so it is time to put aside internal power grabs and greed and egos within the party and to fight united for what's right and beneficial for all americans. >> delores umbrage then put down the phone and tweeted. dr. freud would note that she misspelled reign. she used the regal version and with the o'donnell coming at the price. the democratic answer to all this? steal the tax cut mojo. next. ♪ [ female announcer ] kids who don't eat breakfast may not be getting the nutrition they need to keep their bodies strong. ♪ a nutritious start to the day is essential. that's w carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast. so kids get the protein and calcium they need to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. >>> president gets the message and gives it out. they are his tax cuts and the republicans are blocking them. that's next. first, the sanity break and the tweet of the d
and us would be just -- we the people. so it is time to put aside internal power grabs and greed and egos within the party and to fight united for what's right and beneficial for all americans. >> delores umbrage then put down the phone and tweeted. dr. freud would note that she misspelled reign. she used the regal version and with the o'donnell coming at the price. the democratic answer to all this? steal the tax cut mojo. next. ♪ [ female announcer ] kids who don't eat breakfast may...
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o'donnell will let us. republicans might win the white house in two months, they might even win the white house in two years. but our number one story tonight, it might be the fear of what happens in the next two decades that has fueled republican energy in this election cycle because the future of the republican party, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of its life is a grim one. two days ago on his radio program, glenn beck suggested otherwise claiming that his fans represent this nation's political future. >> we have 30 million people in our footprint, 30 million people. well, that's 10% of the population. some people say that's only 10%, that's 10% of the population. here's the good news, this 10% is going to be the shelter for the other 90%. this 10% is going to -- out of this 10% will be the leaders of tomorrow. >> so who are these leaders of tomorrow? this alleged 30 million who buy whatever beck is selling? you're looking at them. this is his audience at his washington ra
o'donnell will let us. republicans might win the white house in two months, they might even win the white house in two years. but our number one story tonight, it might be the fear of what happens in the next two decades that has fueled republican energy in this election cycle because the future of the republican party, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of its life is a grim one. two days ago on his radio program, glenn beck suggested otherwise claiming that his...
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give us time to see -- >> reagan used to say stay the course. he only lost 26 seats by saying stay the course, hang with me. >> people thought it would be much, much worse. clinton says obama needs to acknowledge people's anger, including many people's disappointment in him. not run away from it. run into it. he said he was happy the other day on cnbc when president obama got confronted by that woman who said she's getting tired of defending him. she said o bobama needs to hear that. >> all that is about empathy. bill clinton was the empathizer in chief, barack obama, even with the question, he gave kind of a long answer. he's not the glad hander, hugging the women, kissing the babies. that's just not who he is. i don't know if bill clinton's be more emp thetic, it's not barack obama and i wonder if it wouldn't look a little inauthentic if he tried it. >> here's what we said to you, john. he all of this is hard stuff given the realities. we have a 9.6 employment rate. it seems as long as that's hanging up there, the rest of this is trying to cut
give us time to see -- >> reagan used to say stay the course. he only lost 26 seats by saying stay the course, hang with me. >> people thought it would be much, much worse. clinton says obama needs to acknowledge people's anger, including many people's disappointment in him. not run away from it. run into it. he said he was happy the other day on cnbc when president obama got confronted by that woman who said she's getting tired of defending him. she said o bobama needs to hear...
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he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three points. joe sestak is now within five points of toomey. in missouri, a poll by has robin carnahan within striking distance of republican roy blunt. but in new hampshire it's republican ayotte with a 14-point lead over democrat hodes. we'll continue to check the hardball scoreboard each night. >>> joining me is josh marshall, founder and editor of "talking points memo" and joan walsh of salon. let me start with you, josh. this new appeal by the president, the vice president, speaking of talking points, they seem to have them. buck up. >> you know, they'r
he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three...
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bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure how that's going to work for them. so they're only going to do that through family plans. if you buy on their own, you will have trouble buying on a child-only plan for that. they're lifting the lifetime limits on how much coverage you can get. this is important for people who may have cancer, hem fill yeah, they can no longer max out. if you get cancer, some people have complained that insurers can drop them. rescission is now banned as well. you cannot be dropped for a condition. the two biggest changes that affect the most people are the extensions for kids
bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure...
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the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that took the country to the brink of a great depression and these guys want the keys back. so we've got to make this clear to every voter that this is the distinction. as robert reich said, the economy -- no one is satisfied where we are today but we are heading in the right direction. they want to take us back. >> you said, point number two, to point number two, the polls look dire if you look at likely voters. if you look at the registered voters, the polls look tie. how do the democrats in 50 days turn their supporters from registered voters into likely voters? >> well, first of all, we have to wo
the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that...
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with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
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that's not a good thing for us. my guess is she doesn't run, she likes being the leader of the conservative movement. she has a lot of influence in the republican party and she doesn't want to risk diminishing that by failing for the run for the presidency. >> that's a brilliant point, if someone defeats her, her supporters would not be happy with that person. ben webber, tad divine, great to see both of you. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> more worries about the pace of economic recovery after jobless claims rise unexpectedly. >>> trouble on sesame street? oh, a segment featuring katy perry and elmo has been yanked after parents firing off letters about the singer's cleavage. the segment to air on new year's eve ignited a firestorm. wow, looks like my play date well mow has been cut short. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily
that's not a good thing for us. my guess is she doesn't run, she likes being the leader of the conservative movement. she has a lot of influence in the republican party and she doesn't want to risk diminishing that by failing for the run for the presidency. >> that's a brilliant point, if someone defeats her, her supporters would not be happy with that person. ben webber, tad divine, great to see both of you. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> more worries about the pace of...
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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>> it rein ijs us. it gets us so angry. here we have the people that are supposed to be taking care of our soldiers and what they do instead is that they turn their backs to them and allow somebody to profit. that's wrong. >> think about how much money the insurance company can make by trading the death benefit of our soldiers and then they give a little bit of it to politicians and tell everybody they're doing the soldiers a favor. did you feel like the insurance company and the government was doing you a favor? >> when we found out about this, we felt totally victimized. we felt that there was no honor. and everything that jeff had done. you don't come back to a government who is actually going to play games like this. this makes no sense. corporate america, i was crushed when i heard about prudential. i didn't think an american company would be able to profit from -- on the blood of our loved ones. >> do you think people understand how much prudential and others were making by running this scam? still are making by runni
>> it rein ijs us. it gets us so angry. here we have the people that are supposed to be taking care of our soldiers and what they do instead is that they turn their backs to them and allow somebody to profit. that's wrong. >> think about how much money the insurance company can make by trading the death benefit of our soldiers and then they give a little bit of it to politicians and tell everybody they're doing the soldiers a favor. did you feel like the insurance company and the...
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great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some similarities there. but if you look at the plan that i think is a good start from the -- >> is it different, ernie, is it different from what you did in '94. >> it's different in content. i don't think it's different in principle. the principle being that government should get out of the way to let priority sector work. >> what content's different -- >> dipping into politics. excuse me? >> what content is different? >> well, for example, there was a great concern about the level of law and order in the country. and a crackdown on crime and was a par
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> a wisconsin town is stranded under water. despite the evacuation warnings, dozens of residents choosing to stay in their homes. flooding from last week's heavy rain is pushing the levee to the brink of failure. one resident waited too long and had to be rescued. >> this time we will come and get you in a boat. we want to help them. >> wisconsin and minnesota were doused last week. a south florida bank is open after a dramatic robbery. three armed men at a basic of america strapped explosives and forced him to help in the heist. the crooks made off with more than $100,000. police found the red mustang and they are combing it for clues. the robbers are still at large. >> butting heads with authorities as they try to save individuals from dying in the desert. they illegally left jugs of water for people crossin
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> here is your market wrap. stocks rebounding in a 120-point swing today. the dow jones industrial average climbing 46 points s&p 500 adding five, the nasdaq tacking on nine points. >>> stocks started lower on a larger than expected drop in consumer confidence, but turned after before midday. apple recovering on rumors analysts shot down the rumors saying cook is the heir apparent. boosted by robust pharmacy sales. monsanto plunging 8% on disappoints results. and ireland's spike today on reports that the credit rating might be cut again grew to the growing cost. that's it for cnbc, first in big worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back. the latest kentucky poll shows a tight senate race from rand paul and jack conway. we're jon by the man himself, jack conway thank you for joining us. you've been hit
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they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like what groucho mark said, the first thing you do when you go into politics, got to be able to keep a straight safe. they have that down. they can make you believe they have a solution, but there's no evidence anywhere of any solution. >> well, if this tax cut goes through, it would add $4 trillion to the debt of this country. and yet, they offered $16 billion to offset that. how could the democrats not just take that and go to the barn big-time and hammer them on the fact that they're screaming about fiscal responsibility, yet they want
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like...
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talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry about the scope of government and said, you people in washington aren't listening to us. you know i read something this weekend, ed, that said, the primaries that we've had through last tuesday, you had 17 million republicans go out and vote and you had 15 million democrats go out and vote. i think if the democrats can't mobilize their base and get people to turn out we're going to trounce the democrats here in washington and i think that's what the tea party have done. they've galvanized people saying that government is not in touch. >
talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry...
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to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home. >> do you feel your campaigning and your subject dangers the future release of your brother? >> all we do is call for compassion. all we do is call for humanitarianism. the u.n. as a symbol of harmony among nations. we're just asking for them to do the right thing. we appreciate his intervention and to gain sarah's release and we are hoping that things will move forward and move forward quickly. >> even saying, alex, we have been hearing many of the family members' parents would like to meet ahmadinejad as he is here to talk a
to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home....
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it brought us rules against child labor. also brought us, you know, weekends which many americans find handy to this day. but, remember, democrats don't want to risk a national campaign in these elections by saying republ republicans are looking after rich people and not the middle class. remember, democrats think this year that that message might not stick. >> i made my money the old-fashioned way. i inherited it. n ] when i went n medicare, i did the numbers. that was the moment of truth. medicare by itself doesn't cover everything. i don't want to spend my life worrying about what would happen if one of us got sick. [ male announcer ] now more than ever, you may be wondering: do i have the right medicare coverage? talk to the health plan experts at securehorizons to get the answers you need. [ woman ] life's too short to worry about health care. i hate to worry. [ male announcer ] in these changing times, the name on your medicare health plan may be more important than ever. choose a company you can depend on. call now. >
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your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop taking plavix without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke. if fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. these may be signs of ttp, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than 2 weeks after starting plavix. other rare but serious side effects may occur. >>> you've heard of the a-team. we now present the e-team. our election panel counting you down to the midterms each tuesday from now until election day on november 2nd. we'll be gathering the best political minds to break town the party politics and follow the money trail and give you the latest pulse o
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thanks for joining us. you must be thrilled with oprah's million dollar donation. >> absolutely, norah. completely. >> what will you use that money for? >> one, to allow us to open a fifth school so we are excited to serve more kids. two, it also allow us to attract and retain how quality teachers. >> craig, i want to give everybody a little bit of information about the learn charter schools network. you have four schools on chicago's south and west sides. you offer preschool to eighth grade and your goal is to have 16 high performing elementary schools by tint between the more than 80% of them meet or exceed state standards and a lot of them are on their way to college and they graduate. how do you do it some. >> a couple of things. one, we do not believe low income means low performance. we believe the opposite. we believe an excessive college education. four pieces of formula. one, longer school days, we have more school days, we start august 2nd. we have fewer kids in the classroom only 25 kids and two
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luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to repeal the national health care law and mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac and they want to make the bush tax cuts permanent. those are some of the main facefa facets and president obama is coming on stage right now and we'll hear from him and his national security speech. >> the president, when you recall when he first went before this world stage basically said to folks there that he knows that there are a lot of expectations accompanying my presidency. let's listen in to hear what his second message is before the u.n. general assembly. >> there are also challenges that we s
luke russert is on capitol hill for us and, luke, give us the thumbnail sketch here. what is in this pledge? >> the pledge has to deal with five other areas. it has to deal with jobs, the economy, reforming congress and congress spending national security and some of the specific things you'll see in this pledge from the republicans today, they'll rule out the following. they want to reduce government spending and go back to 2008 levels that has to do with national security. they want to...
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give us a couple more years. if it's not better then, you can throw us out. after all, you left the republicans in for a long time. at least give us four years to try to fix this mess. what i would like to see them talk about now is two things. one, and most important, what are we going to do in the next two years and who is more likely to do it? where are the jobs are going to come from, small business, manufacturing and clean energy? where is the money to finance them? banks and corporations in america today have lots of money that they can invest right now. banks have $1.8 trillion in cash reserves uncommitted to loans. more than enough to get us out. and the third thing is the job training thing i mentioned earlier, how are they going to train people for the things that are there? then the democrats ought to talk about the republican agenda. they want to repeal financial reform. they want to repeal the best student loan reform in history. health care needs fixing, but if you repeal it, you'll go back to what we had this year, 2009, in the depths of that r
give us a couple more years. if it's not better then, you can throw us out. after all, you left the republicans in for a long time. at least give us four years to try to fix this mess. what i would like to see them talk about now is two things. one, and most important, what are we going to do in the next two years and who is more likely to do it? where are the jobs are going to come from, small business, manufacturing and clean energy? where is the money to finance them? banks and corporations...
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thanks for being with us. right now it's time for the "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight from new york, these stories on the table and hit mighot buttons at this hour. how about them righties? the tan man and the young guns unveiled what i call their plague on america today. my headline, they only mention the middle class three times. now, folks, that ought to tell you something about how much they really care about you. more on that. >>> plus, reaction from majority whip, jim clyburn out of thenous just a moment. >>> lynne cheney, well she's just like her daddy when it comes to psycho talk. she says that president obama is unwilling to keep the american people safe. i'll show you what the president really said and we'll get rapid fire response on that. and aren't you getting kind of sick and tired of the doom and gloom predictions that are out there by all of the experts about how bad it's going to be for the democrats in the midterms? i don't buy
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> it will be the year 2040 and they will ask us why didn't democrats force republicans to vote on the bush tax cuts because, dude, the 99 gazillion dollar deficit really sucks. coming up with msnbc's lawrence o'donnell. decadently delicious. 60 calories. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. big oil and their backers are spending millions to scare us. saying it costs too much to break our dependence on oil. what they're really doing is putting our security at risk. my big brother went to iraq to keep us safe. he came home in a flag-draped coffin. america lost another hero. big oil wants to talk about costs? don't let big oil lie to you about what our dependence really costs. >>> we can't have that serious conversation until we lay out the size of the problem. once americans understand how big the problem is, then we can begin to talk about potential solutions. but i
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> it will be the year 2040 and they will ask us why didn't democrats force republicans to vote on the bush tax cuts because, dude, the 99 gazillion dollar deficit really sucks. coming up with msnbc's lawrence o'donnell. decadently delicious. 60 calories. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. big oil and their backers are spending millions to...
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cnbc's anna edwards is with us. >> good to see you, willie. the big story what the fomc had had to say about the state of the economy yesterday. they didn't change interest rates, of course, that was expected and pretty low already. but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that we're going to see more quantitative easing so more bond buying by the federal reserve, increasing the size of their balance sheet, trying to push up prices by doing that. the markets are now factoring in we will see some kind of it but even ben bernanke has in the past raised concerns about whether this will work and he's been pretty open about the fact that we're kind of in unchartered territory for central banks and doesn't know what kind of impact this is going to have on the economy. is it going to fulfill two key mandates the fed has both price stability an
cnbc's anna edwards is with us. >> good to see you, willie. the big story what the fomc had had to say about the state of the economy yesterday. they didn't change interest rates, of course, that was expected and pretty low already. but they did give us an update on how they see things progressing for the u.s. economy including being a little bit more worried about the path of inflation or more specifically deflation falling prices into the future. that's got the markets assuming that...
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they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> the president and first lady will don their black tie duds for the annual black caucus gap j gallup. one in three is lives in poverty in this country. hosting a forum on the state of the african-american child today. congresswoman good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me nora. it's a pleasure to be with you. >> this is a gig gala the president is attending for the congressional black caucus. we'll talk about that in a moment. first i want to talk about the alarming statisticses that tovty now affects one in seven families an among african-american children, 35.7%. congresswoman, that's a very troubling statistic. isn't it? >> well, the house is on fire. it's more than a troubling statistic. even beyond that number of 75% of our children
they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> the president and first lady will don their black tie duds for the annual black caucus gap j gallup. one in three is lives in poverty in this country. hosting a forum on the state of the african-american child today. congresswoman good...
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they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party. in the context of needing that exit strategy. so there is no shortage, you talked about the holbrooke and biden going at each other. mi
they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in...
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if you, do call us. tell us why, right? okay. >> exactly. >> what about soccer superstar david beckham. he's got some legal issues going on. >> he's got a libel lawsuit against bower publishing, the publisher of "in touch" magazine. they have a story this week from a call girl that said she had a roitantic trice with david beckham. he says these are not true. they are lies. >> how much does that taint him? >> there's been allegations in the past. i don't think it taints him at all. he's an athlete. he's got the wife and two kids. he's sending a message by putting this lawsuit out there saying it's not true. >> okay. alisha quarles, good to see you. >> well, you've heard the expression that everything is big in texas. there's a big exception, however in ft. worth. as you can see right there. look at those pint-sized ponies and the kids trotting them out there. they are hosting the miniature world horse show. they're little horses from around the globe. they'll be entered in a variety of contests to compete for prizes worth a
if you, do call us. tell us why, right? okay. >> exactly. >> what about soccer superstar david beckham. he's got some legal issues going on. >> he's got a libel lawsuit against bower publishing, the publisher of "in touch" magazine. they have a story this week from a call girl that said she had a roitantic trice with david beckham. he says these are not true. they are lies. >> how much does that taint him? >> there's been allegations in the past. i don't...
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the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book "obama's wars" hot off the presses not yet released but you've seen in the "new york times" "the washington post" a couple of the things in the book relate to your turf. in the book, president obama calls a nuclear attack a "potential game-changer" quoted in an interview "when i go down the list of things i have to worry about all the time that is at the top because that's one where you can't afford any mistakes." this was said, of course, after a drill in may involving a scenario of crude nukes in indianapolis and los angeles, nuclear mate
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all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political figure about, bob licked the habbist smoking and now he wants this other guy to do it. what is this a crusade from schaefer? if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approve
all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political...
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tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. >>> buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party with political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> president obama is telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits played in the parties apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> in interviews, he's even tougher. the president told rolling stone the democrats, quote, sitting on their hands complaining are irresponsible. republicans and even some democrats say beating up the base may backfire. >> you're out there trying to terrify them and put all the scare tactics it there and hope that the fear will drive them to the polls. >> mr. obama is on a four-state swing to drum up support amid a faltering economy. >> i don't think there's one of them -- one specific sector we can place blame on. >> a third of americans do. in a new nbc-"wall street journal" poll, the p
tracy potts has more for us now from washington. good morning, tracey. >>> buck up, president obama said in one interview. he's trying to reenergize this party with political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> president obama is telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits played in the parties apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> in...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> lady gaga tries to vince olympia snowe and susan collins to vote for the defense authorization bill that repeals don't ask, don't tell. senator snowe asks for more time. that's next. first, time for tonight's "worst persons" in the world. to whoever doing rudy giuliani's scheduling for him, he'll be appearing day after tomorrow with an upstate new york congressional candidate on castleton in hudson. southeast of albany. the name of the auto place mayor giuliani will be visiting, total tool. i mean, can't you try to make this difficult for me? tea party new york gubernatorial candidate carl, happy paladino. he's trying to ruin his reputation, he sent cuomo another letter challenging him to a debate. it includes that memorable typo. "you want to cut out the black candidate, the woman candidate, and i imagine you don't want the green party candidate their too." i'm assuming he means t-h-e-r-e there and no
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> lady gaga tries to vince olympia snowe and susan collins to vote for the defense authorization bill that repeals don't ask, don't tell. senator snowe asks for more time. that's next. first, time for tonight's "worst persons" in the world. to whoever doing rudy giuliani's scheduling for him, he'll be appearing day after tomorrow with an upstate new york congressional...
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use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. >>> mike pence finished first with 24% of the vote. huckabee, 22%. romney, gingrich and palin rounded out the five. interestingly, the summit liked palin as number two after pence cht she took second place. i guess they're saying she's not presidential material, but vice presidential material. check your constitution. that means that you're capable of replacing the president. be careful. twice a year, every year you don't have an accident. the safe driving bonus® check. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. but these days you need more than the book. you need website development, 1-on-1 marketing advice, search-engine marketing, and direct mail. yellowbook's got all of that. yellowbook360's got a whole spectrum of tools. t
use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. >>> mike pence finished first with 24% of the vote. huckabee, 22%. romney, gingrich and palin rounded out the five. interestingly, the summit liked palin as number two after pence cht she took second place. i guess they're saying she's not presidential material, but vice presidential material. check your constitution. that means that you're capable of replacing the president. be careful. twice a...
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great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care.
great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care.
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>> well, we found that she repeatedly used campaign funds for personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord. those were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that's one example of the many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle. she had no other income, so she was treating her campaign account like it was her personal piggy bank. >> and this happened in 2009? >> 2009 and 2010. >> okay. >> and ms. o'donnell had really no oversight. there was no campaign treasurer as the law requires for over a year and a half, so she had a -- a wachovia bank card that she whipped out whenever other people would use their debit card. >> who do you have sworn statements from to back up this allegation? >> we have a sworn statement from david keegan a former campaign staffer for ms. o'donnell back in 2008. and in addition, there was another person, a campaign manager, who made recorded calls th
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thanks for being with us. join us again tomoight om dublin, i'll have my interview with president bill clinton. right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories on the table and really hitting my hot buttons tonight. >>> new jersey governor chris christie cares about really two things, money and power. he thinks the key to education is cutting teacherer's pensions and doing away with job security. the guy is an anti-union dude, antiworker and he's trying to raise his political profile on the backs of workers, my commentary on new jersey's teacher of the year is also going to be here to sound-off on all of that. >>> newt gingrich's trying to fire up the tea party nut jobs by calling president obama a threat to our basic way of life. and then he's preaching about values? his cry for attention really at this point is pretty sad, isn't it? >>> and after talking about mice with human brains and monkey evolution i was
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so it is being used. it's one of the major national messages along with our "make it in america, stop outsourcing our jobs" that are being shown all over the country. >> is the reason it seems fresh to me because democrats are being outspent by republicans and in particular republican outside groups by a margin of 5 or 6 to 1? >> that could be. but democrats have been conserving money, i think that gap's going to diminish closer to the campaign. this is the moment the democrats have been saving their money for. so you're going to see that we have a much greater presence as compared to the republicans and these outsiders than we've had before. >> let me ask you about the issue of reproductive rights. >> sure. >> not only do most democrats not want to run overtly on the issue. no matter what their position is on it. most even don't want to say the word abortion in an election year. democrats haven't liked to campaign on this for a long time. but in this election with this crop of republican candidates and t
so it is being used. it's one of the major national messages along with our "make it in america, stop outsourcing our jobs" that are being shown all over the country. >> is the reason it seems fresh to me because democrats are being outspent by republicans and in particular republican outside groups by a margin of 5 or 6 to 1? >> that could be. but democrats have been conserving money, i think that gap's going to diminish closer to the campaign. this is the moment the...
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uses your response to that? the unions have a lot of boots on the ground, your members hear that you have to buck up. how are they going to respond? >> i think our members are saying that working people are facing the biggest crisis in our generation and we want to stand up, speak out and we want to vote in numbers like never before, because we need to get back to work. we need to fix our broken immigration system and we need corporations to share in the responsibility of getting this economy going again. >> you're not offended by any way this tough talk by the vice president and the president for that matter? >> i don't take offense to it, because my real offense is with corporate america. we have members that have been laid off in l.a. earning 13.50 an hour, employed by jpmorgan chase, who you and i bailed out 18 months ago and are now married report profits, and jpmorgan has made a decision to lay off 16 janitors in the height of their biggest profitability? that's what i take offense to. >> what does the mar
uses your response to that? the unions have a lot of boots on the ground, your members hear that you have to buck up. how are they going to respond? >> i think our members are saying that working people are facing the biggest crisis in our generation and we want to stand up, speak out and we want to vote in numbers like never before, because we need to get back to work. we need to fix our broken immigration system and we need corporations to share in the responsibility of getting this...